Elbox: EFlash 4000

Connection: Zorro III

The eFlash 4000 is an autobooting Zorro III card with 1MB (two 4Mbit
MXIC Flash memory 29FMX400 chips) or 2MB (two 8Mbit MXIC Flash memory
29FMX800 chips) of FlashROM memory with extremely fast 32-bit long word
access. It allows any resident capable programs, libraries or devices
to be executed immediately after booting up, allow services to be
available immediately which would otherwise require a reboot. For
example, it allows the PCI cards installed in Mediator-equipped A3000
and A4000 computers to be initialised, before the operating system
starts. As a result, the computer may be booted from mass storage
devices connected through various PCI controllers such as the Spider or
Spider II USB cards. The FlashROM memory installed on the eFlash 4000
allows at least 100,000 erase and programming cycles. The card is
provided with hardware protection against unwanted or accidental
reprogramming and a hardware switch for selecting the start address of
alternative programs stored in the eFlash 4000 memory. The card can be
disabled if required by simply setting a jumper.

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